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A red tide bloom struck the shores of Sarasota County’s barrier islands in September and didn’t subside until April.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 11, 2017
Red tide questions surface at Siesta gathering

It’s hardly a new phenomenon — in fact, it’s been around for thousands of years — but Siesta Key residents fear red tide blooms are getting worse.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Lisa and Chris Leedom with County Commissioner Joe Barbetta (Photos by Harriet Sokmensuer)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 3, 2014
All Faiths campaign targets summer hunger locally

The new 'Campaign Against Summer Hunger' aims to boost food bank donations at a time when need is highest among local children and their families.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 17, 2009
CDDs approve budget increases

The four Lakewood Ranch Community Development District Boards of Supervisors will be able to make changes to the 2009-2010 budget through their Aug. 20 board meeting.

  • East County
  • News
Janet Minker and Dan Snyder, members of the SAF board, serve to protect modern homes like the Umbrella House in Lido Shores.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • July 15, 2015
Sarasota Architectural Foundation advocates for Sarasota's modern buildings

Though Sarasota seems to be in a state of constant development, the Sarasota Architectural Foundation seeks to preserve and honor its historic modern homes.

  • Arts + Culture
East County resident Karen Rawlings submitted this photo of a fisherman at sunset on Bradenton Beach.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2013
Weather Photo: CAST AWAY

East County resident Karen Rawlings submitted this photo of a fisherman at sunset on Bradenton Beach.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tim Jaeger wants to encourage more participation in the visual arts.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 24, 2013
Mr. Beery's taps artists' talent

Tim Jaeger was searching for a way to boost community interest in the visual arts. As he sat at the bar and doodled on a napkin, the idea hit him.

  • Arts + Culture
The majority of the commission wants to know what that the cost would be island-wide to bury utilities.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 12, 2014
Underground utilities referenda nixed for March

The majority of the commission expressed a need to research an island-wide project to bury utilities instead of moving forward with just a Gulf of Mexico Drive project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kimberly Braun |
  • January 20, 2012
Stoke, An Insightful Look

Stoke, An Insightful Look

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 16, 2018
Culture Collective gets a dose of flower power at Selby Gardens

The young art patrons group got a private tour of The Orchid Show: ‘Endless Forms’ Nov. 15 at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

  • Arts + Culture
Corey Shenkin submitted this sunrise photo, taken in Osprey.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2011
Weekly Winner: Morning Glory

Corey Shenkin submitted this sunrise photo, taken in Osprey.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 4, 2009
City to reconsider $5.5 million land purchase

A second appraisal of the Michael Saunders and Co.-owned lots came in about $900,000 less than the first appraisal.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Susan McLeod
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • June 4, 2014
Social Studies: Susan McLeod

Learn more about Susan McLeod -- the loves of her life, her passion for the arts and, of course, Season of Sculpture.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 18, 2010
Tickets for H&G tour go on sale next week

The 34th annual Longboat Key Garden Club Home & Garden Tour takes place March 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Honorary Chairman Jeffrey Mayers with Community Superstar Honorees Linda Carson, Jack Duncan and Steven Roskamp
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 30, 2017
Aging in Paradise hosts enchanting evening

The resource center’s annual gala was held at Lido Beach Resort on Jan. 29.

  • Black Tie
Forrest Schield with his dog, Penny, in March.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • May 27, 2015
Forrest Schield, 22, is cancer free and ready to resume a normal life

Nearly a year after his diagnosis with a rare skin cancer, Forrest Schield, 22, is ready to resume a normal life.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 12, 2014
En Provence condo sells for $3,225,000

A condominium in En Provence tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Gary Berns |
  • June 8, 2011
Delay incorporation vote

As chairman of the Friends of Lakewood Ranch, I write to respond to your editorial entitled, "Too soon for petitions."

  • East County
  • Opinion
Nancy Johnson says her most difficult family heirloom to track down belonged to her father.  “I didn’t know the Johnson family photo album existed until my father died at 91 years old,” Johnson says.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 22, 2018
Digging for Treasure

Nancy Johnson has spent most of her retirement with one foot in the past — and she couldn’t be happier about it.

  • LWR Life
Ilona Maegdefrau submitted this sunset photo, taken near the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2011
Weekly Winner: Quite a Show

Ilona Maegdefrau submitted this sunset photo, taken near the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The classroom was divided into four operating tables. (Photos by Harriet Sokmensuer)
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • April 3, 2014
Southside students put their grammar skills to the test

Southside Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Taunya Fogleman transformed her classroom into an operating room March 25.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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